DOLL


Meaning of DOLL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdäl, ˈdȯl ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Doll, nickname for Dorothy

Date: circa 1700

1. : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything

2.

a.

(1) : a pretty but often empty-headed young woman

(2) : woman

b. : darling , sweetheart

c. : an attractive person

• doll·ish ˈdä-lish, ˈdȯ- adjective

• doll·ish·ly adverb

• doll·ish·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.